On my way home one recent afternoon diving the Fleurieu Peninsula, day turned to sunset and then to twilight as the first star of the evening became visible. The simplicity, the colour and form of the scene looking back toward Myponga Beach was just too irresistible to pass up. I got home a little later […]
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Here amid the myriad of small cave structures of Noarlunga Reef sleeps another of ‘Porties’ local resident species, a Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni. While doing some camera tests on the weekend I found myself peering into all the dark places I could find attempting to capture images without strobe lighting. Caves, nooks and ledges […]
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One of the most exciting fish species commonly found on Noarlunga Reef are silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus. They are big, fast, often swim in large schools and are lots of fun to be in the water with. During low tide when the inner reef is protected you might find a handful of them swimming among […]
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I never grow tired diving with these beautiful creatures and I still give a quiet yelp of delight when I find my first one on a dive. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to see several of these gorgeous leafy seadragons during my dive at Rapid Bay. This male is carrying a fresh batch of […]
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It was shaping up to be another beautiful Adelaide sunset. I was on track to being down on the beach with the sun still shining above the horizon. I didn’t plan for my tripod falling to pieces and I didn’t plan for the roadworks. When I finally arrived the sun had long gone but I […]
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